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Creating a ‘Wall of Lanterns’
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Youngsters Ava Bourgeois and Ailie Gray show off their pumpkin creations for the second annual Wall of Lantern in Aldergrove Saturday. More than 800 carved pumpkins were lit up that night and the nightly display continued through Halloween at All Seasons Garden Centre.
‘Wall’ brings out best in community By KURT LANGMANN Aldergrove Star
Despite a soaking downpour that just wouldn’t let up on Saturday Aldergrove’s second annual Wall of Lanterns event was a success, bringing out hundreds of people who helped raise $5,000 for
B.C. Children’s Hospital. People had to huddle under tents and umbrellas for the light-up ceremony shortly after 7 p.m., but still cheered wildly when over 800 carved pumpkins were lit up on the scaffolding set up at All Seasons Garden Centre on Fraser Highway.
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It was the culmination of weeks of work for the band of volunteers, working with the Aldergrove Business Association, sponsors of the event. The day was filled with family oriented activities and entertainment, for visitors who each carved
a pumpkin for a $5 donation to the B.C. Children’s Hospital. There were prizes, bouncy castle, a rock climbing wall, live concerts, a kids’ activity tent, pony rides, hay rides and more. Performers included headliner Charlotte Diamond,
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For the first time since its start-up in September, the Independent Investigation Office has been called to Langley, to investigate the circumstances around a fatal car crash on Monday night that may have been related to police activity. Langley Traffic Services was conducting an Automated Licence Plate Reader (ALPR) enforcement project along with speed enforcement, in the 24000-block of Zero Ave. At 5:30 p.m., officers were alerted by the ALPR to an approaching dark green pick-up truck. Officers attempted to stop the suspect vehicle, which fled the scene. Approximately three minutes later, a collision occurred at the intersection of 240 Street and 16 Avenue, three kilometres away. One of the three involved vehicles was the pickup truck that had fled from police. The driver of the suspect vehicle has been arrested and remains in custody. The male driver and lone occupant of the second vehicle was killed in the crash. The male driver of the third vehicle was uninjured. The IIO has taken conduct of this investigation to determine the circumstances that led to this fatality. The IIO was notified about the crash at 6:09 p.m., just over 30 minutes after the crash occurred. IIO staff were deployed to the scene, including investigators from the Specialized Forensic and Collision team, as well as the manager, affected persons. Preliminary investigative tasks included identifying any officer and civilian witnesses, ensuring the security of the scene and the notification of the next of kin. Any witnesses to this incident are asked to call the IIO Information Line at 1-855446-8477. The IIO and the Langley RCMP are expected to work co-operatively within the terms agreed upon in the Memorandum of Understanding that was signed by the Chief Civilian Director and B.C.’s police services in July 2012.
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